Crafting Custom-Design Furniture from Almond Wood
For this project in Crestatx, the journey started with finding the perfect wood—something with character and locally sourced from the island. After some searching, I found the right material in Lloret de Vistalegre: thick, rough-sawn planks of almond wood, approximately 70mm thick.
The wood was going to be used to craft floating shelves, a large tabletop and a coffee table from almond wood. To prepare the wood, I used a borrowed setup from Hans Originals in Sant Llorenc de Cardassar to plane the surfaces.
The bottoms of the wooden floating shelves were roughly flattened, while the top was carefully balanced between achieving a smooth finish and preserving thickness. Almond wood is full of cracks and holes, so I worked with the client to decide how to fill them—either with epoxy or a mix of glue and sawdust.
Since many cracks extended to the edges, we chose the glue-and-sawdust mix, as epoxy requires a fully sealed surface, which wasn't possible while preserving the natural cracked edges.
Once planed and made free from breaks, curves, or bumps, the wood was sanded, filled, dried and then sanded again before being cut to size. After an oil treatment, the floating shelves were ready.
The coffee table underwent a similar process and was finished with metal details, including brackets and wheels, custom-made by Hans Originals.
The large tabletop was a more complex build. It consisted of four sections, with two pairs pre-assembled in the workshop. On-site, these two larger sections were joined to create the full tabletop. We used M14 threaded rods for a sturdy, industrial look—four rods ran through all the planks, tightened with nuts to hold everything securely.
For the floating shelves, we opted for heavy-duty wall anchors. Each shelf was secured with multiple Fischer M14 anchors, 410mm in length, with a holding strength of 170N per anchor. Once installed, the tabletop was assembled and mounted onto the existing furniture.
As a final touch, the client requested some slight adjustments to the joint between two sections and asked for the anchors to be painted black. The coffee table, already finished, was simply delivered.
The result? Beautiful, natural-looking furniture with the warmth and character of island-sourced almond wood.
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P.S. All photos used in this blog are taken on the job by myself or a colleague and, where necessary, checked with the property owner. I retain full ownership of the photos, except for the image of the bunk bed, which was kindly provided by the property owner.